The Miami Heat have signed Canadian guard Mychal Mulder (Windsor, Ont.) to a training camp deal.
Mulder averaged 8.8 points per game, 3.4 rebounds on 16-of-38 (42%) shooting in five games for the Chicago Bulls at the 2019 Las Vegas NBA Summer League. The Canadian guard had solid a 18-point, 4-rebound, 2 assists outing against Cleveland — knocking down 6-of-10 field goals and 3-of-6 triples.
The 6’4″ guard has spent the past two seasons sharpening his toolkit with the Windy City Bulls of the G-League. In 47 starts with Windy City — Mulder elevated his game averaging 13.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists — knocking down 46.1 % of his (229/497) attempts.
Solid game from @MychalMulder tonight against the Cavs ?
He finished tonight leading the Bulls in scoring with 18 points: pic.twitter.com/VKSaDSe7vT— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) July 8, 2019
Mychal Mulder talks last night’s game against the Cavs and his last two seasons with the @windycitybulls in BullsTV's @Kia Summer League coverage: pic.twitter.com/hTVoGF0uwb— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) July 8, 2019
Mulder went undrafted in 2017 after two seasons with the Kentucky Wildcats — appearing in 56 games and contributing 4.3 points and 1.2 rebounds in 2016-17 — his final collegiate campaign under John Calipari.
The Miami training camp roster features three Canadian players. Six-year NBA veteran Kelly Olynyk, under-guaranteed contract returns for his third-season with the Heat. Recently undrafted 7-footer, Kyle Alexander (Milton, ON) also signed a training camp deal, and similar to Mulder are expected to join the Sioux Falls Skyforce — the Heat’s G-League affiliate team.
Mulder’s training camp deal brings a record total of 24 Canadian basketball players currently under contract with NBA teams — 16 guaranteed, with the remainder, a combination of non-guaranteed contracts ranging from two-way, exhibit 10 to training camp deals.
2019-20 Canadian NBA Stats Tracker - List
| First | Last | Team | POS | HT | WT | City | Province | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew | Wiggins | GSW | F | 6'8" | 194 | Vaughan | ON | Kansas |
| Brandon | Clarke | MEM | F | 6'8" | 215 | Vancouver | BC | Gonzaga |
| Chris | Boucher | TOR | F | 6'10" | 201 | Montreal | QC | Oregon |
| Cory | Joseph | SAC | PG | 6'4" | 193 | Pickering | ON | Texas |
| Dillon | Brooks | MEM | F | 6'6" | 220 | Mississauga | ON | Oregon |
| Dwight | Powell | DAL | F | 6'11" | 240 | Toronto | ON | Stanford |
| Ignas | Brazdeikis | NYK | F | 6'7" | 215 | Mississauga | ON | Michigan |
| Jamal | Murray | DEN | PG | 6'4" | 207 | Kitchener | ON | Kentucky |
| Karim | Mane | ORL | G | 6'5" | 190 | Montreal | QC | Vanier |
| Kelly | Olynyk | MIA | F | 7'0" | 240 | Kamloops | BC | Gonzaga |
| Khem | Birch | ORL | F | 6'9" | 233 | Montreal | QC | UNLV |
| Kyle | Alexander | MIA | C | 6'11" | 215 | Milton | ON | Tennessee |
| Lindell | Wigginton | MIN | G | 6'2" | 189 | Dartmouth | NS | Iowa State |
| Luguentz | Dort | OKC | G | 6'4" | 215 | Montreal | QC | Arizona State |
| Marial | Shayok | PHI | G | 6'6" | 201 | Ottawa | ON | Iowa State |
| Mfiondu | Kabengele | LAC | F | 6'10" | 250 | Burlington | ON | Florida State |
| Mychal | Mulder | GSW | G | 6'4" | 184 | Windsor | ON | Kentucky |
| Naz | Mitrou-Long | IND | PG | 6'4" | 218 | Mississauga | ON | Iowa State |
| Nickeil | Alexander-Walker | NOP | G | 6'5" | 205 | Toronto | ON | Virginia Tech |
| Oshae | Brissett | TOR | F | 6'8" | 210 | Mississauga | ON | Syracuse |
| RJ | Barrett | NYK | F | 6'7" | 202 | Mississauga | ON | Duke |
| Shai | Gilgeous-Alexander | OKC | PG | 6'6" | 180 | Hamilton | ON | Kentucky |
| Simi | Shittu | CHI | F | 6'10" | 240 | Burlington | ON | Vanderbilt |
| Trey | Lyles | SAS | F | 6'10" | 234 | Saskatoon | SK | Kentucky |
| Tristan | Thompson | CLE | F | 6'10" | 238 | Brampton | ON | Texas |
